Statues - Hither & Thither

Allegorische Brunnenskulpturen vom Platz Am Hof

Allegorical Fountain Sculptures from Am Hof Square

Description

Two sculptures groups:

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johann martin fischer / der ackerbauDer Ackerbau - agriculture.
A farmer (with a 'baranica', the winter fur hat of Slovakian farmers on his head) with plough and in his left hand an olive branch as peace symbol and a cornucopia with corn, grapes and coins; with next to him the Guardian Angel of Austria, with the ducal crown at her feet.

johann martin fischer / die treue der österreichische nationDie Treue der österreichische Nation gegen Kaiser und Vaterland - The Loyalty of the Austrian Nation towards Emperor and Fatherland.
Man and woman with scroll.
Austria is represented by a majestic woman with a shield with the Austrian imperial arms and the imperial crown, in her right hand a sceptre and in her left a scroll with the name franciscus primus. She receives arm in arm a citizen dressed in a toga who makes the oath with tree fingers of his right hand on the role and with the left on his heart expressing loyalty and truth.